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''[[Doing Plays for a Change]]'' is a collection of five plays by Maishe Maponya (1951-)
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''[[Doing Plays for a Change]]'' is a collection of five plays by Maishe Maponya (1951-2021)
  
 
The five plays were written between 1979 and 1986, a period in the country's history marked by intense repression and escalating violence, also known as the [[Cultural Struggle]].  
 
The five plays were written between 1979 and 1986, a period in the country's history marked by intense repression and escalating violence, also known as the [[Cultural Struggle]].  
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Published by [[Wits University Press]], Johannesburg, in 1995.   
 
Published by [[Wits University Press]], Johannesburg, in 1995.   
  
introduced by [[Ian Steadman]], the collection contains ''[[The Hungry Earth]]'', ''[[Dirty Work]]'', ''[[Gangsters]]'', ''[[Umongikazi/The Nurse]]'' and ''[[Jika]]''.
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introduced by [[Ian Steadman]], the collection contains ''[[The Hungry Earth]]'', ''[[Dirty Work]]'', ''[[Gangsters]]'', ''[[Umongikazi: The Nurse]]'' and ''[[Jika]]''.

Latest revision as of 15:30, 27 January 2024

Doing Plays for a Change is a collection of five plays by Maishe Maponya (1951-2021)

The five plays were written between 1979 and 1986, a period in the country's history marked by intense repression and escalating violence, also known as the Cultural Struggle.

Published by Wits University Press, Johannesburg, in 1995.

introduced by Ian Steadman, the collection contains The Hungry Earth, Dirty Work, Gangsters, Umongikazi: The Nurse and Jika.